Conceived-of in 2007, Record Store Day (April 20th) is an international celebration of the indie record store and love of all things indie music. The Bay Area, with its great selection of indie record stores is the perfect place to celebrate Record Store Day. In 2008, Metallica officially kicked off Record Store Day at Rasputin Music in San Francisco.

The cornerstone of Record Store Day is the offering of limited edition releases from tons of great bands. This year’s special releases include Soundgarden, Garbage, Biffy Clyro, Cut Copy, The Cure, Fitz and The Tantrums, Jack White, The Gaslight Anthem, Foals, Imagine Dragons, and many, many more. In the spirit of the ‘record’ day, many of the releases are special edition vinyl 12″ and 7″. Click here for full list of releases.

Since all stores participate to a different degree and are all independent, the selection and availability will vary shop to shop. You may want to call ahead to your local store to find out what they are offering.